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Not Much of an Engineer
Sir Stanley Hooker
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Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages, 70ill. BIC Classification: BG; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508. 264 pages, 70ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BG; TRP. Dimension: 233 x 156 x 28. Weight: 472.
Stanley Hooker joined the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1949 and tugged a rather reluctant company into the jet age, determined to give real competition to Rolls-Royce. So successful was he that in 1966 Rolls-Royce decided the best thing to do was to spend £63.6 million and buy its rival. By this time there was scarcely a single modern British aero-engine for which Hooker had not been responsible.
Stanley Hooker joined the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1949 and tugged a rather reluctant company into the jet age, determined to give real competition to Rolls-Royce. So successful was he that in 1966 Rolls-Royce decided the best thing to do was to spend £63.6 million and buy its rival. By this time there was scarcely a single modern British aero-engine for which Hooker had not been responsible.
Product Details
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Ramsbury, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853102851
SKU
V9781853102851
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99-50
About Sir Stanley Hooker
Stanley Hooker started his career at Rolls-Royce, where he made an immediate impact by increasing the power of the legendary Merlin by thirty per cent. He later joined the Bristol Aeroplane Company, which was subsequently bought by Rolls-Royce. During a long career, Hooker was responsible for almost every modern British aero engine, including those of Concorde and the Harrier, as ... Read more
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